NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 707

HOUSE BILL 898

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, CHAPTER 37, PRIVATE LAWS OF 1923, AS REVISED AND AMENDED BY CHAPTER 1137, SESSION LAWS OF 1959.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. Section 5.23 (1) of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137, Session Laws of 1959, is amended by rewriting the first sentence thereof to read as follows:

"(1)      Twenty-seven per cent (27%) shall be allocated and distributed to the general funds of Guilford County and the municipal corporations, other than the City of Greensboro, located in the county, until they shall establish liquor control stores; provided, that upon the establishment of a liquor control store or stores in Guilford County or in any municipality therein other than the City of Greensboro, this percentage shall be reduced to fifteen per cent (15%)."

Sec. 2. Section 5.23 (2) of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137, Session Laws of 1959, is amended by rewriting said Section to read as follows:

"(2)      Seventy-three per cent (73%) shall be allocated and distributed to the tax collector of the City of Greensboro and may be used by the City of Greensboro in the operation of the water and sewer system of the city, for debt service, for the general fund or for any public purpose; provided, that upon the establishment of a liquor control store or stores in Guilford County or in any municipality therein other than the City of Greensboro this percentage shall be increased to eighty-five per cent (85%)."

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed, particularly Chapter 394, 1951 Session Laws, Chapter 782, 1953 Session Laws, Chapter 1068, 1955 Session Laws.

Sec. 4. This Act shall apply to all proceeds received by said liquor stores after 1 July, 1961 and shall be in full force and effect from and after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1961.